‘MUMS’ the word: Corps stands up first ever Marine unmanned maintenance squadron
The Marine Corps on Tuesday stood up the service’s first ever unmanned maintenance squadron in a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. A subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Unmanned Maintenance Squadron 14, or MUMS-14, is now the...
US Navy must improve process for developing autonomous systems, watchdog says
The U.S. Navy needs to reorganize and reimagine the way it invests in autonomous systems if it plans to modernize its approach to warfare effectively, according to a government watchdog. The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Monday released an unclassified version of a March 2025...
US Air Force tanker availability figures may be inflated, study finds
Fewer U.S. Air Force tankers are available for aerial refueling missions than official figures suggest, according to a new report. The problem is how the Air Force defines a tanker as mission-capable. A tanker that is available for non-refueling missions such as medevac or cargo...
Lawmakers aim to ease state-to-state moves for military homeschoolers
Military families who homeschool their children would have an easier time moving from state to state under proposed legislation introduced by lawmakers this week. Under the proposal, families would not have to start over in order to comply with the homeschooling laws of their new...
2 Boeing employees among 8 killed in B-52 crash
Two of the people on board the B-52 Stratofortress that crashed Monday at an Air Force base in California were employees of the defense and aerospace corporation Boeing, the company confirmed. On Monday morning, the bomber aircraft crashed and went into flames shortly after takeoff...
Navy officer, 67, becomes oldest on record to earn Fleet Marine Force pin
Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Westerberg knows how to grin and bear it. After a successful 38-year career in dentistry in Southern California, Westerberg wasn’t quite ready to put down his scalers. Watching his son graduate as a U.S. Navy officer inspired Westerberg in 2022 —...
8 people killed in B-52 bomber crash at California base, officials confirm
The eight individuals aboard the B-52 Stratofortress that crashed early Monday at Edwards Air Force Base, California, were killed, U.S. Air Force officials confirmed. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the Air Force chief of staff, said in a social media post Monday night that the force is...
BREAKING: U.S. B-52 Bomber CRASHES – Horrifying Aftermath
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F/A-18 Hornet crashes in Washington state, wildfire subsequently reported
A pilot safely ejected from an F/A-18 Hornet on Saturday after experiencing an aviation mishap 55 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, according to the U.S. Marine Corps. The jet, assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, was conducting a routine training exercise...
General Atomics awarded US Army contract for extended-range artillery
The U.S. Army has awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract to validate a maneuvering 155mm artillery round designed to strike targets beyond the reach of conventional rounds. The contract, announced last week, is part of the Army’s Extended Range Artillery Projectile Program, or ERAP,...
